Region 5 ESC's Child Development Associate Credential candidate trainings
August 2010 to March 2011Child Development Associate Credential candidate
Competency GoaI I: To establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment.
Functional Area 3: Learning Environment
Candidate use space, relationships, materials, and routines as resources for constructing an interesting, secure, and enjoyable environment that encourages play, exploration, and learning.
References for more information: • C.I.R.C.L.E. Preschool Early Language and Literacy Teacher ’s Manual, UT Health Science Center, 2008.
• Feldman, Jean R. Wonderful rooms where children can bloom! over 500 innovative ideas and activities for your child-centered classroom. Peterborough, N.H: Crystal Springs Books, 1997. • Tarr, Patricia. Consider the Walls. Beyond the Journal: Young Children on the Web. NAEYC, 2004. • Trister., Dodge, Diane, Laura J. Colker, Cate Heroman, and Toni S. Bickart. The Creative Curriculum for Preschool. Belmont: Delmar Thomson Learning, 2002.
Region 5 ESC's Child Development Associate Credential candidate trainings
August 2010 to March 2011Child Development Associate Credential candidateCompetency GoaI I: To establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment.
Functional Area 3: Learning Environment
Candidate use space, relationships, materials, and routines as resources for constructing an interesting, secure, and enjoyable environment that encourages play, exploration, and learning.
For more information contact: Sharon Kruger, skruger@esc5.net, 409-923-5440. or Angela Lynch, agelynch@yahoo.com, 409-673-8169.
Texas Childcare Licensing Minimum Standards
Texas Prekindergarten Curriculum Guideline videos
Texas Prekindergarten Curriculum Guidelines
Links to preschool model classrooms
PK model classroom
PK model classroom number 2
PK model classroom number 3
lakeshore creating a classroom website
References for more information:
• C.I.R.C.L.E. Preschool Early Language and Literacy Teacher ’s Manual, UT Health Science Center, 2008.
• Feldman, Jean R. Wonderful rooms where children can bloom! over 500 innovative ideas and activities for your child-centered classroom. Peterborough, N.H: Crystal Springs Books, 1997.
• Tarr, Patricia. Consider the Walls. Beyond the Journal: Young Children on the Web. NAEYC, 2004.
• Trister., Dodge, Diane, Laura J. Colker, Cate Heroman, and Toni S. Bickart. The Creative Curriculum for Preschool. Belmont: Delmar Thomson Learning, 2002.